title: Necrobacillosis--primary anaerobic septicaemia due to Fusobacterium necrophorum.
abstract: Necrobacillosis is a severe septicaemic illness caused by an anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum. It occurs predominantly in young people and is characterised by oropharyngeal infection and subsequent metastatic complications, frequently involving the lungs and/or large joints. We report four recent cases in previously healthy young men, describing the clinical features of the disease (including autopsy findings), and the problems associated with diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, WA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Golledge
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Beaman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weeramanthri
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology